on the face of

Mrs Washington was featured alone on the face of the$ 1 silver certificate in 1886.

华盛顿夫人的头像单独出现在1886年发行的1元银元券上。

On the face of it, these should be great times for the investment management companies that have launched funds in China.

表面上看，对于已在中国推出基金产品的投资管理公司而言，现在应该是大好时光。

On the face of it, Vietnam's exit is good news.

表面上看来, 越南的退出是一件好事.

I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.

我认为自己是地球上最幸运的人。

On the face of it, the case had been concluded successfully.

从表面上看来, 这个案件已经顺利地了结了.

Her face is on the cover of a dozen or more magazines.

她的面孔出现在十几种杂志的封面上。

to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air)

猜中 / 猜错所掷硬币朝上的一面

On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up

乍一看，似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。

No human being on the face of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.

世界上再没有人能做出比他更坏的事情来。

The ones that practised usury had made a slap on the face of mine, the tiger bites three people in order to rescue me.

放高利贷的打了我一耳光，老虎为了救我，咬伤了三个人。

On the face of it, this story seems unconvincing.

表面上看来, 这个故事似乎令人难以置信.

He is the most intolerable scoundrel on the face of the earth.

他是世界上最下流的东西.

It is, on the face of it, difficult to see how the West could radically change its position.

初看起来，很难理解西方为何会立场突变。

He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff.

他奋力想要抓住悬崖壁上的一块岩石。

On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.

表面上看来好像很多。

On the face of it, Hewlett-Packard and IBM have a lot in common.

从表面上看，惠普（HP）和IBM有许多共同之处。

On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up.

乍一看，似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。

Markets are the most entertaining places on the face of the Earth.

市场是这个地球上最能娱乐人的地方.

The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoil my victory.

失败者面部沮丧的表情使我对胜利大为扫兴。

Onions may be one of the healthiest, most flavorful vegetables on the face of the Earth, but they're definitely no fun to chop.

洋葱也许是世界上最健康可口的蔬菜了，但是切洋葱可不是什么好玩的活。

The people of Bint Jbeil? have made the Zionist taste.The bitter taste defeat and spread the sense of lack of hope on the face of the enemy.showered unit, meaning the Zionists have no choice but to submit to the will of the people and to return to their first homes.

以色列Bint Jbeil人制造了犹太复国主义的味道。这种痛苦的味道打败了缺少希望的感觉。也就是说，犹太复国主义者别无选择，只能顺应民意，回到他们最初的家。

There is plenty of water on the face of the globe.

地球表面有大量的水.

On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.

表面上看，他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。

On the face of it, life was a mixture of the quaint and the archaic.

从表面上看来, 生活是离奇有趣的事物和古老事物的混合体.

On the face of it, there is plenty of reason to worry.

从表面来判断, 有很多值得担心的原因.

On the face of it, this is a success story.

表面上看来, 这当然让人欣喜.

Her face was on the cover of every magazine.

各种杂志的封面都有她的头像。

This is plain on the face of the facts.

这一点,从事实的表面就可以清楚地看出来.

On the face of it, investors should support the commission's recommendation to stymie the deal.

乍一看，投资者们应当支持欧盟委员会否决交易的建议。

On the face of it the plot is very simple.

情节显然很简单.